Source: Press Release, Last Accessed: 2020/09/16
Enabling audio streaming from all of the major services – including Deezer, Napster, Qobuz, Spotify and Tidal – the ST60 is the perfect companion to any stereo amplifier, including one of from Arcam's own HDA series of award-winning two-channel audio engines.
The ST60 fully decodes MQA, is Roon Ready and handles UPnP sources. Under the bonnet, the Arcam engineering team deploys the ESS9038 32-bit/192kHz stereo DAC from the impressive ESS SABRE DAC line. ST60 supports AIFF, ALAC, FLAC and WAV along with compressed legacy formats. The device will also deliver full IP and RS232 control, including Control4 and Crestron, making it the latest go-to ARCAM model for custom install blueprints.
Connectivity includes Ethernet, USB, and wireless, and the package features dual Wi-Fi antennae. The ST60 rear panel hosts balanced XLR and single-ended RCA analogue outputs, plus coaxial and optical digital outputs, giving users a comprehensive choice of paths, with which to connect their ARCAM streamer to their chosen amplification.
Controlling the ST60 is effortless. Google Chrome Cast enables streaming from Android tablets and smartphones, iPhones, iPads, Mac, Windows and Chromebooks, while AirPlay2-compatibility delivers full support of Apple’s latest version of its wireless streaming protocol. The ST60 remote control places further jurisdiction into the user’s hands and Arcam’s MusicLife app, enabling control of music stored on supported devices and network drives, is free to download from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store.
The ARCAM ST60 is available at a retail price of $1,499.00.
For more information: https://www.arcam.co.uk/